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adjective

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as in protected

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as in attached

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secured

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verb

past tense of secure
1
as in defended
to drive danger or attack away from sent troops to secure the city

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2
as in assured
to make sure, certain, or safe a retirement account that will help to secure our future

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3
as in fastened
to put securely in place or in a desired position candidates for admission are asked to secure a recent photo to their application forms

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as in earned
to receive as return for effort finally secured a job after sending out dozens of applications

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Recent Examples of secured
Adjective
Alev recommends starting your credit card journey with secured credit cards. — Adriana Morga, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 Visibility into secured power (turbines, not grid), confirmed land/building locations and an exclusive partnership with NVDA gives confidence in capacity roadmap through YE27. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Lindsey Graham always had a deep appreciation for earpieces, motorcades, and heavily secured environments. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 Thompson secured council permission before raising the funds to turn the shelter from shabby to chic. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 Since 2021, the county has filed murder charges in 44 fentanyl overdose cases and secured convictions in 29, according to an online dashboard. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 The president addressed a smaller, heavily secured gathering Friday as his administration intensifies its legal and rhetorical attacks on journalists. — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 24 July 2026 Rock-It Cargo made the World Cup central to its website and credentials, and secured business-media coverage explaining the logistics behind the tournament. — Nikos Lemanis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 The project got a huge boost in 2022, when Bill Witte and his wife Keiko Sakamoto contributed $4 million toward its construction and, with that, secured naming rights for the facility. — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Verb
The archive features beauty products originating from the 17th century through the 2000s, with the most valuable item being a Max Factor lipstick belonging to Marilyn Monroe that Parsons secured in an online auction for more than $15,000. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026 Recording tracks in his spare time, Shakur secured a solo record deal. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 With his latest champion secured, the Grammy nominee ties Katy Perry for the tenth-most rulers in the history of the ranking, with 11 apiece. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Graham Corporation has secured two US defense contracts worth more than $43 million to supply equipment for the MK48 Mod 7 heavyweight torpedo and the country’s submarine fleet. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026 The 29-year-old Vollering has now won five Grand Tours, including two Spanish Vuelta titles and the Giro d’Italia secured in June to join countrywoman Annemiek van Vleuten as the only other female cyclist to have won all three Grand Tours. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 Building out her support Raman secured what could be one of her most significant endorsements of the entire election cycle this week, pulling in the support of the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026 Primm said Gray could have secured the family's guns and ammunition, removed the weapons from the home or sought mental health treatment for his son. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 Once secured, the combined spacecraft must be stabilized before any orbital change. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secured
  1. protected
  2. attached
  3. defended
  4. assured
  5. fastened
  6. earned
  7. guarded
  8. bound
Adjective
  • By the 1980s, only 375 pairs were counted, prompting the state to place the bird in protected status in 1983, citing habitat loss to housing development and agriculture.
    — Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • For example, Paris has an aesthetic aversion to window units and rooftop HVAC systems, which helps explain why installing air-conditioning typically requires special permission from authorities, especially in protected or historic areas.
    — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of protected
Adjective
  • Just off the kitchen is a mudroom that leads to the attached three-car garage.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike conventional inhibitors, which must remain attached to continuously suppress their target, a single Setidegrasib molecule can trigger degradation of multiple KRAS proteins before being reused.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of attached
Verb
  • Summary Islam Makhachev successfully defended his welterweight title at UFC 330 in Philadelphia, securing a unanimous decision victory over Ian Machado Garry.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Roberts conceded that the BFI system can seem like a bureaucracy but defended the amount of paperwork.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of defended
Verb
  • With only 1,204 games under his belt, Judge is all but assured to be the quickest to reach 400, too.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Both are still essentially assured a spot in the postseason and yet the Dodgers’ World Series odds remain nearly three times that of the Brewers.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of assured
Verb
  • The screaming engine bounced under a rusty white hood that appeared to be fastened in place by a bungee cord.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 July 2026
  • The memorial has a bronze marker fastened to the marble wall.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of fastened
Verb
  • Substitute Prisca Chilufya took a pass from substitute Evelyn Shores and scored the equalizer in the 72nd minute as Angel City FC earned a point in the standings with a 2-2 tie with the Reign late Sunday night at Lumen Field in Seattle.
    — News Service Reports, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Olay’s Micro-Sculpting Serum earned the Gellar stamp of approval thanks to its impressive ingredient lineup.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of earned
Adjective
  • When that happens, people become more guarded, less open and less willing to engage.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of guarded
Adjective
  • The team checked this directly by computing how much of each galaxy's baryon budget actually stayed bound to the system.
    — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 9 June 2026
  • To help calculate a lower bound, Erdős assumed that the points would be laid out in a grid.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Definition of bound

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